Sweet Corn Tamale Cakes Recipes

SWEET CORN TAMALE CAKES

Steps:

• Prepare salsa verde by combining all ingredients in blender by pulsing until smooth with small amount of chunks. Chill.
• Prepare tomato salsa by combining all ingredients. Chill.
• Prepare southwestern sauce by combing all ingredients and whisking until smooth. Chill.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare tamale cakes by adding all ingredients, except kernel corn, together and mixing well. Add kernel corn last and mix by hand.
• Lightly spray 5 muffin tins with cooking spray. Add 1/2 cup wet mixture to each tin. Press firmly into tins without packing too tightly.
• Bake for 25 minutes on middle rack.
• Invert muffin tins onto baking sheet to release tamale cakes after cakes are fully cooked. (hint- let them sit for about 1 minute when they come out of the oven to prevent them from breaking).
• Serve warm with salsa verde underneath cake, Southwest sauce drizzled on top and tomato salsa spooned over sauce. Garnish and serve.

SWEET CORN TAMALE CAKES THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY

Steps:

• Prepare salsa verde by combining all prepared ingredients. Chill.
• Prepare tomato salsa by combining all prepared ingredients. Chill.
• Prepare southwestern sauce by combining all ingredients. Chill.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare the tamale cakes by chopping 1 cup of the frozen corn in a food processor until it's coarsely pureed. Combine pureed corn with softened butter, sugar, and salt. Blend well.
• Add masa and flour and blend well. Mix in the remaining 1/2 cup of frozen corn kernels by hand.
• Measure 1/2 cup portions of the mixture and form it into 3" wide patties with your hands. Arrange the patties on a baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the cakes are browned on the bottom.
• Carefully flip all cakes with a spatula and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes or until other side is browned.
• Assembly: Place all three cakes on a warmed serving platter. Dollop each with one of the three sauces. Garnish with diced avocado, cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.

SWEET CORN TAMALE CAKES

Steps:

• Prepare SALSA VERDE by combining all ingredients in a food processor on high speed. Cover and chill.
• Prepare TOMATO SALSA by combining all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill.
• Prepare SOUTHWESTERN SAUCE by combining all ingredients is a small bowl. Cover and chill.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• For the TAMALE CAKES coarsely puree 1 cup of the frozen corn in a food processor.
• Combine pureed corn with softened butter, sugar and salt.
• Blend well with electric mixer until smooth.
• Add masa and flour and blend well.
• Mix in the remaining 1/2 cup of frozen corn by hand.
• Measure 1/2 cup portions and form into 3-inch patties.
• arrange patties on a baking sheet and bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cakes are browned on the bottom.
• Carefully flip cakes with a spatula and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes or until other side is browned.
• While the cakes are baking, spoon some Salsa Verde onto a platter.
• Coat the entire plate with about 1/4 in of the salsa.
• Arrange the Tamale Cakes on the Salsa Verde.
• Spoon a dollop of sour cream on to each cake.

SWEET CORN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in the masa harina and water until well combined.
• Put the corn in a blender or food processor and coarsely chop on low speed. Stir the corn and the cornmeal into the butter mixture. In another bowl, mix together the sugar, cream, salt and baking powder. Combine the two mixtures until well blended. Pour the batter into an ungreased 8x8 pan.
• Cover the pan with foil and place into a 9x13 inch pan filled 3/4 inch high with hot water. Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the cake comes out clean. Remove small pan from water and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

SWEET MEXICAN CORN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch baking pan. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together into a bowl. Set aside.
• Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Blend the eggs into the mixture one at a time. Stir the condensed milk and evaporated milk into the mixture. Add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Fold the corn kernels into the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour the batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.